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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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