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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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