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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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