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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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