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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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