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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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