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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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