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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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