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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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