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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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