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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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