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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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