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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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