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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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