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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines 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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