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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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