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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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