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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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