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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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