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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines 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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