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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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