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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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