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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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