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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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