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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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