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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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