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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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