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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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