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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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