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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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