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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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