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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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