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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What 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 handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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