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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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