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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important 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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