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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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