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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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