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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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