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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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