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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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