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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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