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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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