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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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