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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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