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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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