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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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