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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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