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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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