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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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