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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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