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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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