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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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