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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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