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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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