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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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