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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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