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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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