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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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