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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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