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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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