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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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