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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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