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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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