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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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