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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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