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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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