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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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