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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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