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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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