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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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