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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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