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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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