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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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