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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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