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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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