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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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