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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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