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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business 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 deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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