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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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