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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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