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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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