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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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