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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)