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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the 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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