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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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