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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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