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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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