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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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