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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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