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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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