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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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