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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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