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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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