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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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