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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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