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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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