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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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