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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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