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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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