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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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