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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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