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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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