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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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