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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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