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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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