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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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