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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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