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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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