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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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