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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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