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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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