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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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