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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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