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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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