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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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