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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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