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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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