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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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