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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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