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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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