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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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