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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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