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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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