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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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