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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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