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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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