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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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