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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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