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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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