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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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