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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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