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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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