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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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