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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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