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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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