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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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