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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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