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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers 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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