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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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