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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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