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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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