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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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