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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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