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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models 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 handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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