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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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