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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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