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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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