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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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