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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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