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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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