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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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