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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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