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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies 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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