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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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