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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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