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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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