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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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