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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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