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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers 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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