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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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