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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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