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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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