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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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