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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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