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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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