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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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