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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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