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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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