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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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