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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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