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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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