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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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