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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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