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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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