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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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