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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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