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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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