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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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