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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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