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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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