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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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