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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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