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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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