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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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