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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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