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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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