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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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