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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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