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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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