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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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