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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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