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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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