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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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