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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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