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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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