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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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