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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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