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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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