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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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