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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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