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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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