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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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