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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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