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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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