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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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