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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key 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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