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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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