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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the 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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