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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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