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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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