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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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