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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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