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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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