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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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