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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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