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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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