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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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