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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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