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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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