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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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