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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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