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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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