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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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