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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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