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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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