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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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