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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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