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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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