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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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