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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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