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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies 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 educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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