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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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