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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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