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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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