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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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