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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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