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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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