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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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