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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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