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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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