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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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