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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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