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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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