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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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