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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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