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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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