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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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