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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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