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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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