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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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