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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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