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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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