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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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