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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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