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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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