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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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