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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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