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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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