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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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