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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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