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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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