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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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