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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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