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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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