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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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