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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education