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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies 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 handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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