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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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