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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts 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 issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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