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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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