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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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