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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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