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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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