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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive 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 examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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