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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major 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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