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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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