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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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