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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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