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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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