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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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