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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured 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 courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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