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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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