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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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