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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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