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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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