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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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