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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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