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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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