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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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