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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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