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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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