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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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