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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses 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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