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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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