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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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