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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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