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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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