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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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