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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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