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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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