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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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