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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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