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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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