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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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