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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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