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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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