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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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