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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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