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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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