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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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