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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the 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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