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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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