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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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