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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources