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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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