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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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