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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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