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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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