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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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