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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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