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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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