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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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