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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 educators handle inadequate 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. Public servants and lots of 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. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing 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 authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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