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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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