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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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