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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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