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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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