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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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