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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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