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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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