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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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