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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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