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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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