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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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