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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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