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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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