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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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