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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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