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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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