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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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