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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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