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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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