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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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