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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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