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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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