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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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