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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. 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. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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