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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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