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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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