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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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