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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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