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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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