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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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