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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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