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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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