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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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