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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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