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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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