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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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