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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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