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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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