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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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