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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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