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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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