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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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