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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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