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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates 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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