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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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