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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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