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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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