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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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