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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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