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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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