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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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