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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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