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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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