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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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