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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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