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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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