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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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