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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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