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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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