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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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