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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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