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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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