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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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