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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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