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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free 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 lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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