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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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