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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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