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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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