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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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