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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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