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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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