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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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