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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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