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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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