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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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