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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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