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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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