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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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