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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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