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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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