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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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