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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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