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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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