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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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