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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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