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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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