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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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