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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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