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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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