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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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