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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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