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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes 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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