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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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