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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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