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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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