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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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