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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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