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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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