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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important 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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