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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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