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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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