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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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