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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers 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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