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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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