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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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