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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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