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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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