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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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