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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different 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 participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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