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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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