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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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