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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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