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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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