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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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