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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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