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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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