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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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