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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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