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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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