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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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