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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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