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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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