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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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