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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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