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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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