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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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