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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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