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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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