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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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