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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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