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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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