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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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