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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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