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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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