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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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