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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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