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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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