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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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