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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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