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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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