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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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