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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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