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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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