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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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