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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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