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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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