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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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