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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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