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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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