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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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