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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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