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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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