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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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