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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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