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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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