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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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