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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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