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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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