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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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