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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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