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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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