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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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