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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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