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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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