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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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