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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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