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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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