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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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