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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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