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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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