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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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