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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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