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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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