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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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