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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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