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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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