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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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