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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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