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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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