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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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