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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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