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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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