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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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