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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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