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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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