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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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