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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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