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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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