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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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